Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 (DT 26150)

This puzzle, created by Giovanni, was originally published Friday, January 29, 2010 in The Daily Telegraph

Introduction

Gazza rates today's puzzle as four stars for difficulty, so I must have been tuned to Giovanni's wavelength today as I was able to make excellent progress in solving it. I did end up with an error in one solution.

Today's Glossary

Some possibly unfamiliar abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions used in today's puzzle

Used in Solutions:

coil2 - noun old use trouble and tumult; this mortal coil the troubles of life and the world

André Gide - a French author who was the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947

mixer tap - U.K. faucet mixing hot and cold: a faucet with separate controls for hot and cold water and a single outlet that combines both flows

mo - noun informal, chiefly Brit. a moment

post chaise - noun historical a fast, usually four-wheeled, coach carrying up to four passengers and mail, drawn by posthorses

Today's Links

Gazza's review of today's puzzle may be found at Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26150].

Commentary on Today's Puzzle

25a & 26a Several things that could make one cry? (6,2,6)

Although there really was no other possibility than STRING and ONIONS for the two 6 letter words, I mistakenly put in OR for the 2 letter word. Obviously, that attempt at a solution left me quite confused until I was set straight by Gazza.

Signing off for today - Falcon

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